World Panorama 1

A selection of films and music videos that missed out on being selected for the competition by just a hair’s breadth. These will be screened in the special World Panorama section.

Wojtek – the Soldier Bear

directed byMarianna Raskin

year: 2015

country: IL

duration: 03:40

A short animated film that tells the (true) story of Wojtek, a bear adopted by Polish soldiers that became an official member of the Polish Army during WWII.

Chulyen, a Crow's Tale / Chulyen, histoire de corbeau

directed byCerise Lopez, Agnes Patron

year: 2015

country: FR

duration: 20:22

Chulyen is strong, Chulyen is handsome. Chulyen is weak, Chulyen is ugly. Chulyen is the crow spirit and three shamans are chasing him.

Branded Dreams

directed byStudio Smack

year: 2015

country: NL

duration: 02:30

Our dreams are the last safe and add-free place – or so it seems. But what happens when advertisers can enter our dreams?

Koko-Kola Always / Коко-кола всегда

directed byKoka Dlinnosheeeedov

year: 2015

country: UA

duration: 05:30

This is a story about how it is sometimes difficult for international brands to be promoted in remote post-Soviet regions.

Drought / Sausra

directed byAgnė Kužšytė

year: 2015

country: LT

duration: 05:30

Drought is a take on humanity, picking at our core values. The players are put into a concrete space – powerless over the influences of ever present forces, they are bound to act in unconsciously dictated patterns.

#Lingo

directed byVicente Nirō

year: 2015

country: PT

duration: 10:30

To overcome loneliness and others‘ contempt, Lingo connects to social networks for some companionship. He’ll soon realize that online friends, likes and selfies do not bring happiness.

The Love Story

directed byEvan Grothjan

year: 2015

country: US

duration: 05:22

The American Dream.
A Crashing People-less Love Parade.
Quite Splendid.

Life Is Rugged / Das Leben Ist Hart

directed bySimon Schnellmann

year: 2015

country: DE

duration: 03:00

Five short sequences about life are linked by a black dot.

Mr. Sea

directed byGeng Xue

year: 2014

country: CN

duration: 13:09

Mr. Sea is adapted from Strange Stories from a Chinese studio (LiaoZhai ZhiYi), an original novel by Pu Songling (1640-1715) a ghost writer of the Qing Dynasty. It tells a mysterious story about a scholar with a serpent-tempter and a prostitute on a wasteland.

If You Say Something See Something

directed byGina Kamentsky

year: 2015

country: US

duration: 01:35

An animated film drawn on found subtitled footage. Music Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod, performed by Ergo Phizmiz.

Don't Tell Mom / Okasan ni naisho

directed bySawako Kabuki

year: 2015

country: JP

duration: 03:18

A nocturnal education film, designed to help children develop their emotions and expressions, as well as language and physical skills, by enjoying singing and exercising with a big brother.